Recent scholarship argues that one solution to ensure longevity and economic growth in an
authoritarian regime is to co-opt potential opposition by offering them limited policy influence …

Vietnam: Rethinking the State offers an exciting and up-to-date look at the politics of this
fascinating country as it seeks to make the transition from war-torn economic backwater to a …

The alternative 'diverse economies' vision of JK Gibson-Graham and supporters regarding
how people make a living outside the capitalist framework, lists street vendors and informal …

This book examines the key issues arising from the convergences and divergences of
religion and market forces in Asia. Bringing together a group of leading scholars from Asia …

This paper tests the hypothesis that increasing stocks of foreign direct investment (FDI) can
lead to de facto decentralization in the form of autonomous reform experiments by …

The study of contemporary Vietnamese politics has been dominated by two main
paradigms:“everyday politics” and civil society. This article argues that “everyday politics” …

In 2005, anthropologist Victor de Munck published a paper about a Sri Lankan village
whose identity he sought “to camouflage.” His aim was to trace the “rise of Islamic …

Vietnam'spolitical development has entered an extraordinary, if indeterminate, phase.
Politics in Vietnam, long a predictable affair, are today characterized by a sense of …

This book brings a fresh, original approach to understand social action in China and
Vietnam through the conceptual lens of informal environmental and health networks. It …

Resilience theory has gained considerable prominence with regard to the management of
social-ecological systems and more recently climate change adaptation. Yet, how resilience …